CHINA 1913 $2 black and blue London printing, SG284

CHINA 1913 $2 black and blue London printing, SG284China 1913 $2 black and blue 'Entrance, Hall of Classics, Peking', London printing, SG284. A fine and fresh well centred mint example with large part original gum. These classic definitive stamps were initially printed in London and are rarer as the printing was then transferred to Peking from 1914 to 1919 where the designs were re engraved. Stanley Gibbons catalogue value: 500. ALERT ME WHEN ANOTHER IS AVAILABLE > SELL ONE OF THESE >

There are fewer than 10 known items of mail in existence from the Channel Islands during the Uniform Four Penny Post period

initially as an investment

Pius XII attempted to serve as a mediator between nations during the war

The penny black incentivised an entire generation to want to read and write

Accompanied with a British Philatelic Association certificate of authenticity (2018)

The islands are used mainly by the UK and the USA as an airbase occupied by military personnel and a few private contractors

5 inch first day cover of the US 1973 10c Mineral Heritage issue

Bill Oddie

Each of the five stamps in the se-tenant strip features a statement from Chairman Mao about the Chinese Cultural Revolution

with many examples being used and lost

but still a unique and important item as it has never previously been on the market for sale

The left hand stamp shows some light gum creasing